A fun fact: Companies led by Indian-origin CEOs have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 15 years!

Concept stocks of Indian-origin CEOs:
1. Microsoft $MSFT
Satya Nadella led Microsoft through a dual transformation of cloud computing and AI, fully capitalizing on AI dividends with Azure, Copilot, and OpenAI.
2. Google Alphabet $GOOGL
Pichai rose from Chrome to CEO, turning Google into a super platform for AI infrastructure; Indian-origin executives are generally skilled at combining products and technology.
3. Micron Technology $MU
Indian-origin leadership team drove the company to fully benefit from AI storage dividends; Indians are highly competitive in semiconductors, cloud computing, and AI infrastructure.
4. Arista Networks $ANET
Indian-origin CEO Jayshree Ullal is regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s strongest female CEOs.
5. Adobe $ADBE
Indian-origin CEO promoted the full integration of AI-generated design.
6. IBM $IBM
Indian-origin CEO Arvind Krishna focuses on AI + enterprise service transformation, with a key emphasis on hybrid cloud and enterprise AI.
7. Palo Alto Networks $PANW

Leading cybersecurity company, continuously expanding under Indian-origin CEO Arora.
8. HubSpot $HUBS
Indian-origin CEO excels in SaaS operations and global expansion.
9. Cognizant $CTSH
Represents the dividend of Indian IT talent.
10. NetApp $NTAP
In the AI era, true scarcity lies in data storage; Indian-origin executives are very good at building “long-term infrastructure businesses.”
11. Mastercard $MA
Indian-origin CEO has driven rapid global expansion of digital payments.
12. Starbucks $SBUX
Indian-origin CEO previously led global expansion, with a very strong brand consumer power.
Assuming you invested $100 at the beginning of 2011, by 2026 you would have:
$SPY / S&P 500 Index: $770
Indian-origin CEO portfolio: $5800!